ERQ Test Flashcards
Aim of Joiner
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
determine the role of depressive and anxious thinking patterns on the development of depressive symptoms.
Sample of Joiner
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
119 American university psych students
mean age was 19 years old
Procedure of Joiner pt.1
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
the stressor that was the student’s mid-term examinations/they were assessed 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after their mid-term exams
Procedure of Joiner pt. 2
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
3 tests were given: The DAS/CCL/BDI
Findings of Joiner
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
there is correlation between having higher scores on the depressive thinking patterns questions and the increase in the BDI scores if a student failed an exam.
Strengths of Joiner
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
control for bidirectional ambiguity/high ecological validity
Limitations of Joiner
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
Sampling bias/issues with self-report
Aim of Alloy
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
to see if negative schemas about oneself, otheres, and the future play a key role in MDD
Procedure of Alloy
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
1st test was to measure their cognitive style/either High or Low Risk for depression based on their thinking patterns/Follow up assessments occured in the following years/Used questionnaires and structured interviews to idenitfy stressful life events, cognitive style, and symptoms of depression
Sample of Alloy
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
non-depressed college freshmen with no other diagnosed disorders. Half of the sample had a history of clinical depression; the other half did not. The students with a history of clinical depression demonstrated no symptoms at the beginning of the study.
Procedure of Alloy pt. 2
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
Participants took a test in which they listened to a list of adjectives. For each adj they were asked whether they though that the word described them. Then were asked to recall as many words as possible on the list
Findings of Alloy pt. 1
cognitive etiology
17% of HR students devleoped MDD and 29% showed symptoms of minor depression/27% who had a past history relasped/50% showed symptoms associated with MDD/rate of suicidailty was higher
Findings of Alloy pt. 2
cognitive etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a cognitive approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
The researchers found that the HR groups showed faster processing and better recall of negative information, and slower processing and worse recall of positive information
Strengths of Alloy
method triangulation/high standardized validity
Limitations of Alloy
Did not examine duration of effects/Identified symptoms but no diagnosis
Aim of Brown and Harris
sociocultural etiology
Discuss/Evaluate a sociocultural approach to explaining the etiology of one disorder.
nvestigate how depression could be linked to social factors and stressful life events in a sample of women.